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Social Services
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Social Services/ICWA |
Hours Operation: |
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The Lovelock Paiute Social Services is contracted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide certain services to enrolled members of federally recognized tribes living on or near the Lovelock Paiute Colony.
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Monday- Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
P:(775)273-7861ex 14 E: socialservices@lovelocktribe.com E: icwa@lovelocktribe.com |
OUR MISSION:
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To promote, develop, and protect the practice of social work and social workers serving the Native community, and to seek to enhance the effective functioning and well-being of individuals, families, and the Native community through its work and through its advocacy
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Services
Child Protection Services • Intake for child abuse/neglect reports • Investigating child abuse/neglect reports • Create case plans with families • Referrals for individual and family services • Managing care for children under the legal guardianship of the Tribe. |
Foster Home Licensing
• Licensing foster homes on the Lovelock Paiute Colony • Foster home classes for potential caregivers • Advocating the need for foster homes on the colony. |
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Adoptions
• Applications to adopt • Seeking out adoptive parents • Referrals for the adoption process |
Adult Protection Services
• Intake for adult abuse/neglect reports • Investigating reports of adult abuse/neglect • Referrals for services for adults • Managing care for elders and adults with disabilities under the legal guardianship of the Tribe |
General Assistance
• Temporary financial assistance
• Job seeking assistance
• Temporary financial assistance
• Job seeking assistance
Available Documents
All documents must be complete and submitted electronically to icwa@lovelocktribe.com
| general_assistance_policy_and_handbook.pdf |